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FlameOFF Coatings, Inc
Fire Separations
A fire-resistance-rated roof assembly of materials designed to restrict the spread of
fire in which continuity is maintained. JOINT. The linear opening in or between adjacent fire-resistance- rated assemblies that is designed to allow independent
movement of the building in any plane caused by thermal, seismic,
wind or any other loading.
The practice of minimizing the probable loss of life or property resulting from fire, by fire-safe design and construction, the use of detection and suppression systems, establishment of adequate fire fighting services, and training building occupants in fire safety and emergency evacuation.
Fire resistance
(1) The property of a material or assembly to
withstand fire, characterized by the ability to
confine a fire and/or to continue to perform a
given structural function.
(2) The property of a material or assembly that makes it so resistant to fire that, for a specified time and under conditions of a standard heat intensity, it will not fail structurally and will not permit the side away from the fire to become hotter than a specified temperature.
Fire retardant
(1) A chemical applied to timber or other wood
products to slow combustion and flame spread.
Fire door
(1) A highly fire-resistant door system, usually
equipped with an automatic closing mechanism,
that provides a certain designated degree of
fire protection when it is closed. (2) The
opening in a furnace or a boiler through which
fuel is added.
A continuous, unobstructed route of escape from a building in case of fire, sometimes located on the outside of an exterior wall.